All hail the guitar solo — one of the most indestructibly great art forms in all of modern music. There’s nothing quite like ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Guitar music is a ubiquitous feature of popular music, ...

For all the great songs that Eddie Van Halen put his rapid-fire runs over, he thought this solo was one of the perfect solos ...

Guitar playing is, and will always be, a mainstay in rock music. Though it’s taken many forms, the genre was built around the guitar. Throughout the decades, a particular guitar sound has had the ...

Country music has always placed a strong emphasis on the guitar. From the genre’s acoustic origins to its more electrified modern counterpart, the guitar will always be a mainstay for artists who ...

CEO Gabe Dalporto drills down on his customers' go-tos, from Metallica's monolithic "Master of Puppets" to Deep Purple's ...

Are you dreaming about leaving your hometown? Sure you are. Because pop-punk kids have felt self-isolated long before the pandemic. All the shows are canceled, and there’s nothing else to do, so there ...

George Harrison let another rock star use the guitar that Eric Clapton played on The Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.” What an honor! That rock star used the guitar on another classic song.

Many guitarists fall into the habit of relying on barre chords, thinking they’re the mark of an advanced player. But smarter voicings, capos, and alternate tunings can better support a song’s emotion ...